Northwest History. Alaska, Mines & Mining -- Dredging. United States.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1927
• Subjects: dredging metal; goldsmith; frozen ground; gold dredging operations; Goldsmith Dredging company; property; Little Solomon river; Nome; Alaska; W. H. Suksdorf; John B. White; telegram; extraction; bedrock; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th century; Pacific
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101084

Dredging Metal On Goldsmith: $5500 In 20-Day Run In Partly Frozen Ground -- Now On Bedrock. DREDGING METAL ON GOLDSMITH $5500 in 20-Day Run in Partly Frozen Ground—Now on Bedrock. The gold dredging operations of the Goldsmith Dredging company have been proceeding for a month at its property on the Little Solomon river, 70 miles from Nome, Alaska, according to a report received from W; H. Suksdorf, manager, by John B. White, president. It appears from the telegram that the extraction in the first 20 days of operation was far below the average of $1000 a day last year, but that natural obstacles were encountered. The report indicates that the conditions have improved and that operations are proceeding at a satisfactory pace, it is stated officially. The telegram follows: "Under difficult operating conditions in partly frozen ground started July 27 and August 16 clean up $5500. Now through frozen ground and digging gold at bedrock with dredge handling normal yardage."